A Bumpy Road to Power

Seeing her in such a hurry.

Dirk Carter didn't have time to think much either.

Once in the car, before the door was even properly closed, the woman hit the gas pedal, and the engine roared as they left the Municipal Government courtyard and disappeared into the traffic.

Thinking about how Arlo Yarbrough would soon come out and not find him.

He quickly sent a text message.

Just as he put down his phone.

The woman must have noticed his texting action earlier.

She immediately said nervously, "You can't use your phone for now. Even if it's off, they'll find you."

After speaking.

She took Dirk Carter's phone without hesitation and threw it into the greenery by the roadside.

"What are you doing?"

Dirk Carter was bewildered.

How could a perfectly good phone just be thrown away?

But the woman looked certain.

She said, "Trust me, I'm doing this for your sake. After this is all over, I'll get you whatever expensive phone you want."

What is this all about?

What exactly is going on?

Dirk Carter was about to ask.

The woman's car turned into an alley.

After parking the car in a corner.

She opened the car door, retrieved a travel bag from the back, and said to Dirk Carter, "We can't drive anymore, or they'll track us. Come on, we'll walk through that alley up ahead."

As Dirk Carter got out of the car.

The woman looked around.

First, she used a cover to completely cover the car.

Then she grabbed Dirk Carter's hand and said, "Come with me."

At this moment, Dirk Carter actually wanted to leave.

But then he thought, he's about to transfer to the Veridia City Municipal Government.

There's definitely a connection between this woman and Norman Ross, so he might as well follow her. Maybe he could find some way in, wouldn't that be having an advantage?

So he followed.

Just like that.

The two of them, one behind the other.

Passed through an old alley.

The woman pointed to a house on the second floor of an old residential area and said, "Here it is."

She went up the stairs.

And cautiously looked around again.

She took out the key and opened the door.

As the door opened.

A cloud of dust rushed towards them, causing Dirk Carter to cough.

The woman covered her mouth and nose.

And dragged Dirk Carter inside.

Once the door was closed.

She seemed as if she had accomplished a major task, leaning against the door, taking deep breaths.

"That was close! If we'd been a bit later, we would have been finished,"

The woman murmured.

At this moment.

The entire room's furnishing came into Dirk Carter's view.

This was a house with a strong sense of age.

It was clear that it hadn't been lived in for a long time.

The living room had an old wooden sofa and coffee table, an old black and white television on the TV cabinet, still an imported brand, and nothing else.

Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust.

Besides a now unusable kitchen.

There was also a bathroom and two bedrooms.

The doors were closed, and Dirk Carter didn't know what they were like inside.

In his confusion.

The woman suddenly extended her hand to Dirk Carter and said, "My name is Sheryl Schultz. Thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you saving me, I might have..."

She didn't finish her sentence.

But her expression was very sincere.

Dirk Carter was taken aback.

He said, "My name is Dirk Carter."

"Dirk Carter, that name sounds familiar. I think I've heard it somewhere... Anyway, from now on, we will have to rely on each other in this room. Don't worry, I will take full responsibility for this incident."

After the woman finished speaking.

She placed the travel bag on the TV cabinet.

Rolled up her sleeves and said, "This is my parents' old house. Since we moved out, no one has lived here anymore. If it weren't for this incident, who knows how long it would have been abandoned."

After saying that.

She walked towards the bathroom.

Said, "I'll clean up first, you take a rest."

Just about to leave.

Dirk Carter grabbed her.

And asked, "Shu... Sheryl, wait a minute, what exactly is going on? You just said we have to rely on each other in this room, what does that mean?"

Sheryl paused.

She looked Dirk Carter up and down, somewhat confused.

Paused, then asked, "Do you know who you hit with the ashtray today?"

"I know, it's Mayor Norman Ross,"

Dirk Carter said.

Sheryl sneered and said, "You know you hit Norman Ross, right? He's the mayor. Do you think he'd let it go after being hit by you? The situation hasn't escalated yet, but once it does, the police will search for you everywhere. By then, you won't just enter the precinct; you might even get sentenced for a few years. But don't worry, since you saved me, I'll definitely take responsibility for you. We'll hide here until things calm down a bit. If it comes to it, I'll pull some strings and connections. Even if there's jail time, I'll take it instead."

When the woman said this.

She was quite passionate.

At this point.

Dirk Carter understood.

Sheryl Schultz was worried they would both be caught.

Indeed.

Norman Ross would definitely not let this slide.

At least not for Sheryl.

After a pause, he asked, "Miss Schultz, may I ask, why did you..."

Upon hearing this.

Sheryl sighed.

Said, "To speak of it, it's my bad luck..."

Sheryl told Dirk Carter.

She was in the air conditioning business.

Vivida Conditioning is her product.

Upon hearing this.

Dirk Carter was stunned, asked, "Vivida Conditioning is yours?"

The reason he asked.

Is because Vivida Conditioning is a well-known brand in Janton State.

He didn't know how big the company was, but this brand of air conditioner was quite famous.

Sheryl gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "It's mine, but I didn't create it. My parents did, and I only took over six months ago..."

Sheryl's father, Bryson Schultz, was a well-known entrepreneur in Janton State.

Twenty years ago, Bryson Schultz gathered a group of people and founded Vivida Electronics Co., Ltd in a small workshop.

At that time.

The domestic market was almost entirely filled with imported air conditioners.

Although there were a few domestic brands, they weren't very well-known and rarely used.

With the belief that "our people must have their own air conditioners."

Bryson Schultz's Vivida Conditioning finally came into the market over a decade ago.

In the following years.

Vivida Conditioning thrived, and the company's size grew larger and larger.

About six months ago.

A company from Amatsu approached Bryson Schultz, proposing a 3 billion yuan acquisition of Vivida Conditioning.

Bryson Schultz, of course, did not want his company to fall into the hands of Amatsu people.

He refused the acquisition offer.

Little did he know, shortly after, a nightmare occurred.

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